Cardcase



April 30, 1929. KEEN 1,710,828

CARD CASE Filed Oct. 18, 192".

!NVENTOR If T75 ORNEY provide an improved card case of the char--Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN KEEN, OF BRIGHTON BEACH, NEW YORK.

CARDCASE.

Application filed October 18, 1927. Serial No. 226,992.

This invention relates to card cases. U

One object of the invention is to provide an improved case of lightconstruction for holding cards, or the like thin, fiat articles in neat,compact relation, and permitting a card to be partially ejected in aconvenient and expeditious manner by the use of only one hand, for readywithd 'awal by the recipient ot' the card.

A further object of this invention is to actor described, having aholder which can easily be opened for loading with cards, or similardevices, and in which the ejecting means has novel coaction with theholder and is so constructed as to eliminate any possibility of injuryto the cards.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved card caseof the character set forth having few and simple parts, which shall becomparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and Withal durable, andellicient in use to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists of the 'tea'turcs of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement ot parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope oi application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

F 1 is a perspective view of a card case embodying the invention,showing the device in the step of ejecting a card.

Fig. is a transverse sectional view of the card case, taken on line 2--2of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the card raise, taken on line33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. l is a perspective view of the holder portion of the card case.

Fig. 5 a detail perspective view oi the follower plate carried by saidholder, adapted normally to urge a card into the path of the ejector.

Fig, 6 is a perspective view of the ejector plate.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view ot one end of the cardcase, as seen from line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view, similar to Fig. 2, of a modifiedform of casing and ejector.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the

card case C embodying the invention may be made of any suitable materialas, for example, light metal. Said card case comprises a casing 10 inwhich is positioned a holder 11 adapted to receive a plurality of cards12, or similar fiat articles. Holder 11 is provided with a follower 14to normally urge a card into the path of an ejector 13,. slidablysupported on casing 10 in a mannor hereinafter appearin". The holder 1.11s shaped to receive the :ards 12 snugly, and is preferably of the formof a box section, stamped from a single sheet oi. material toprovide abottom wall 15, side walls 16, and end walls 17, 18. The trout end wall17 has anotch 19, of sufficient depth to permit a card to be movedoutward from the holder 11, when ejector 13 is actua ted. The rear endwall 18 is formed with notches 20, 21, tor a purpose hereinafter amearing.

The casing 10 may likewise be stampe from a single sheet of material andincludes a top wall. 22 and dependin side walls 23 having inwardlyextending anges 2 1 to engage the bottom of the holder 11. Said casing10 is open at one end 25 thereof to freely receive the holder 11therethrough, while the other end is closed by a wall 26. Any suitablemeans is provided on the casing to act as a stop for the holder so thatthe end walls 18 and 26 will be spaced apart,

for a purpose hereinafter disclosed, said means herein taking the formof prongs 27 struck downward from the top wall 22 of the casing, inproximity to the wall26 thereof. and spaced therefrom.

The ejector 13 consists of a fiat plate 28 of a width approximatelyequal to that of casing 10, said plate being recessed at 29 to provide aprojection 30 havin a foot 31 depending at an angle from said plate. Ahead or finger piece secured to said plate 1 comprises a stud 32,riveted to said plate, or, in some other well-known manner, se-

cured thereto, a button 32*! being formedon the end of said stud. Saidstud is slidably received in a longitudinal slot 33 in the top wall 22of: the casing 10. Removal of the ejector from said casing is preventedbythe coaction of button 32 with wall 22, the edge portions 34 of saidplate slidably engaging the side walls of the card case to he guidedthereby.

The follower 14 has depending guide flanges 35 at the ends thereof tociintaet the Walls 17, 18, of the holder 11 to permit easy slidingmovement of the follower when acted upon by the springs 36. The lattermay be helical in form, and are seticured to said follower in anysuitable manner herein showed as fixed thereto by means ot pins 37. Thesprings are thus free to rest on the bottom Wall 15 of the holder,urging the "fellow er 14L upward to more cards supported on saidfollower into the path of the foot 5; ot the ejector.

After the follower 14: has been positioned in holder 11, cards 12 areplaced in said holder, the 'l'ollowor being simultaneously depressed.Then, ejector 13 having been moved to the rearmost position in cz'ising10. in which position the depending toot ill will be positioned inabijitment with wall er; of the casing and behind prongs 27. the holder11 is inserted in casing 10. with wall 18 entering first. The holder isthen pushed into said c. as far as it will go, when the wall portions atslots 21 wil rental-t the prongs 27, while front wall 17 will bepositioned to present a closed trout wall. tor the card case C. It it isnow desired to dispense a card 12, ejector 13 is slid :torwardly ofcasing 10 by manipulating button 32". Side edge portionstll oi plate 28will enact: with the walls 23 ot' casing 10 to guide said plate,toot 31passin through slot 20 and, engaging the rear edge of a. card 12.Continued movement of button 32 will cause the eieo tion of a card atopening 19 from holder 11.

In cases where ejector plate 28 is made the width oi. a card, the edgeportions 3% are guided in the holder 11. being received in contact withwalls 1(3 01 said holder. Slots 21, in such case, permit the completerearward movement of said plate, heinn' slightly greater in depth thanthe thickness of plate 28. By this latter construcli relatively tightlit between walls 16 ot holder 11 and the top wall 22 and thing es 24.-ot casing 10 is realized.

In F1 8 1s illustrated a turther method for aiding e'eetor 113 in theeas' 110,

In this construction. the top wall 122 oi? casing 110 is stain 'ied toform the groove 39 paralleling slot 133. Ejector 113 5 made ofsi'ttlicient width to snugly lit in groove 39, and to he guided thereby.The. depth of said groove is slightly greater than the thickness of theplate 1% oil said yiector. thereby completely housing the same. a toot131 extending from said plate to a. point below the bottom taco of till122 in order to contact; with cards .12 received, in holder irr'ii eae111. Holder 111 is provided with a slot 120 to accommodate said foot131, while casing 11tl may be providei'l with prongs similar to prongs27 of casing 10.

It desired, foot 331 may he sharpened to a line edge at its end,n'esenting a tlat surface contacting the all Eltl oi? the casing 10. anda bevelled sloping edge, rising toward the front ot the casing. lilythis means. it is possible to eliminate the i'iecessity for such spacing.n'ieans is the prongs 27.

It can readily he seen that because of the simple coiriiition, the tiiltmay conveniently be held in the palm ol the hand and button 32":u-tuated by the thumb of the same hand to eject a card.

As ejector 13 is moved hacl: to its initial position in easing 10, aftera card 12 has been witlu'lrawn therefrom, t'oot $31 will ride over theface it the next card to he i'lischargod. To avoid e r-arching ormarring said. on rd toot Ell, it ay be given a rela tirely large w dth ralucc the frictional pressure on w per unit of width, or the edge oi.the nurv he recessed centr: lly as at 3r? to avoid any contact with theraid at ii inte where the latter carries printed. matter.

will thus be seen that; there is provided a device in which the severalobjects ot this invention are achieved, and which s well adapted to meetthe conditions oil practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above inventii'in,and as various clningcs might be made in the eml'iodiinent ahore settruth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set l'orl'h orshown in the tlt tltlllllltln ylllg drawing to be interpreted asillustrativi and not in a. limiting sense.

Havii'ig thus describedv my invention I claim as new andv desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

In a card case, a holder "for :ards. a casing for said holder, anelector comprising a plate having a. toot at, the rear edge thereof,said casing having an mdarnally raised portion in. one wall thereofitorniiug a guiding groove tor said ejector plate in the interiorsurtaee ol s l all, said groove being decp enough to rouse said i-'jictor plate out of contact with the lace ot a hard and long enough topermit the tool'- of the ejector to engage the rear edge ol a lard. saidgroove having a. slot, a hunger piece extending through said shit l'oroperating said. ejrci or, and a. tollower in said holder for forcing acard into the path oi said rim-tor.

In testiu'lony whurro'l l. allix my signature.

BENJAMIN KEEN.

